tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43278871365512972472024-03-14T03:11:20.486-07:00Peter McCartyAuthor and illustrator of graphic novels and picture booksPeter McCartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06687474398009188682noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327887136551297247.post-82079509117718396272019-03-12T09:57:00.000-07:002019-04-07T11:42:28.010-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Presentations and workshops for all grade levels from Pre-K to graduate schools are now being scheduled for 2020. Please contact me at <a href="mailto:petermccarty@optonline.net">petermccarty@optonline.net</a>, for information regarding fees or availability.<br />
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I am interested in traveling to the following states: California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Washington. I welcome the opportunity to do a presentation or a workshop in those states in either 2019 or 2020<br />
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Peter McCartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06687474398009188682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327887136551297247.post-23490214842374653202019-03-12T08:39:00.003-07:002019-03-12T08:39:43.052-07:00<a href="https://www.oblongbooks.com/book/9780385753975" target="_blank">Bunny Dreams</a> is really a biographical story of me being a bunny and then having a great dream when there is a full moon. Published in 2016<br />
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<a href="https://www.oblongbooks.com/book/9780385753975" target="_blank">The Tree in the Courtyard</a> is a beautiful story about the chestnut tree that Anne Frank saw out of the attic window. Written by Jeff Gottesfeld Illustrated by Peter McCarty. Published in 2016Peter McCartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06687474398009188682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327887136551297247.post-69611734747516800442019-03-11T08:12:00.000-07:002019-03-11T08:13:21.695-07:00I know it has been awhile since my last post, almost 6 years ago. To start, I am now working with Holly McGhee of <a href="https://www.pippinproperties.com/" target="_blank">Pippin Properties</a> and Mark Siegel at <a href="https://firstsecondbooks.com/" target="_blank">First Second Books</a> to create an epic adventure graphic novel with wolves, a beast, and a formidable princess. In this transitional process, a great deal of research was conducted to establish the characters and environment. I have to say, that creating a graphic novel is much more involved than children's picture books. At least for me, with the graphic novel, I have to tell the story through the action of the characters and details of the environment. For example, when I want to include a sentient being made out of a rock, I had to drive out to the mountains and explore the formations before I could illustrate the character. At the moment, I have almost 200 pages of the epic adventure book and hope to have some time to share it on this blog.<br />
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Peter McCartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06687474398009188682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327887136551297247.post-74828744377911540522013-10-17T06:51:00.002-07:002013-10-17T06:53:21.417-07:00<a href="http://us.macmillan.com/fallball/PeterMcCarty" target="_blank">Fall Ball </a><br />
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A celebration of stories will take place at the <a href="http://mhcm.org/web/play/home?p_p_id=101_INSTANCE_B4aj&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=118_INSTANCE_B3zi_column-1&p_p_col_count=5&_101_INSTANCE_B4aj_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_INSTANCE_B4aj_urlTitle=nov-12%3A-once-upon-a-story&_101_INSTANCE_B4aj_type=content&redirect=%2Fweb%2Fplay%2Fhome">Mid-Hudson Children's Museum</a>.<br />
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<em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Night-Driving-John-Coy/dp/0805067086">Night Driving</a></em> was a success and received positive reviews. Laura Godwin, the editor, offered me a contract to write and illustrate the next book. I was giddy with the possibilities and I could not choose. I created characters that lacked a storyline. My sketchbook was filled with talking hot dogs and creatures from the pit of my imagination. My wife, Yunhee, told me to get a job where I could think about the book and get paid. I got a job delivering doorknobs to new houses around Denver. The scenic route of grass and mountains inspired the setting for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Bunny-Move-Peter-McCarty/dp/B000FVQV1G"><em>Little Bunny on the Move</em>.</a></div>
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Drawing the Bunny was surprisingly fun and easy. Most of my time was spent on creating the foliage on the trees and the blades of grass. The little girl who wants to keep the bunny, is the daughter of a friend of ours. For the reference photo, she is actually playing with Fabian, the cat.</div>
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When I finished the final illustration, I laid out all the drawings on our couch. My cat, Fabian jumped onto the drawing of the bunny going under the fence. As I screamed and picked him up, he dug his claws into the paper. After a few hours of panic, I sanded down the grooves using a power tool normally used for sanding details on doorknobs. I could not forgive Fabian for at least 3 years, which is apparent when I made <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hondo-Fabian-Peter-McCarty/dp/0805063528">Hondo and Fabian</a></em>.</div>
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I was fortunate that the <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/QuickSearchResultsV2.aspx?search=frozen+man">Frozen Man</a> book was accepted by the publisher and the audience as a decent enough book. Laura Godwin at <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/QuickSearchResultsV2.aspx?search=Night+Driving&ctl00%24ucAdvSearch%24imgGo.x=19&ctl00%24ucAdvSearch%24imgGo.y=11">Henry Holt</a> offered me a manuscript titled, <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/QuickSearchResultsV2.aspx?search=Night+Driving&ctl00%24ucAdvSearch%24imgGo.x=19&ctl00%24ucAdvSearch%24imgGo.y=11">"Night Driving" </a> by <a href="http://www.johncoy.com/home.html">John Coy</a> to illustrate.<br />
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While I was contemplating all the references I would need for this book, I got married. My wife, Yunhee, got a job offer in Denver, Colorado. We decided it was time for a change so we moved out to Colorado.<br />
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When I read the manuscript, I had a vision of this round car going through a desert landscape. Every page required a historical reference, so I carried my camera everywhere. One weekend,we went to a town called Manitou Springs to be tourists. I saw this car sitting in a parking lot. It was the perfect shape I wanted for "Night Driving". </div>
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I sent in the thumbnails of my ideas to the Laura and waited for an approval. The next step is usually a dummy book. After all the committees approve the dummy book,I start working on the final illustrations. I begin with the first page by gathering references and supplies (paper, watercolors, and brushes). I move on to the next page when the first page is completely done. With "Night Driving", I started over many times before committing to a final drawing.<br />
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In my senior year at SVA, <a href="http://www.williamlow.com/">William Low</a>, suggested I make an appointment to see Laura Godwin, an editor at <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/HenryHolt.aspx">Henry Holt and Company</a>. She reviewed my portfolio and said to come back in a year. In the meantime, I went to work full time as a t-shirt designer and went to SVA at night. </div>
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When I graduated from SVA, I got a job as a security guard at the Guggenheim Museum. I kept working on my portfolio until I thought it was worthy of another review. With my new promotional cards and a new portfolio case, I made another appointment with Laura.<br />
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Laura gave me my first job. I quit my security guard job and went to work on <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/frozenman/DavidGetz">Frozen Man</a> by David Getz. I worked on it day and night. This was my break into the market and I wanted to make a good impression.</div>
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The medium I used for books such as Hondo and Fabian and Little Bunny on the Move was developed in college. I was comfortable layering graphite and adding water colors to create the "ethereal" look. The biggest drawback was that it was time consuming and difficult to reproduce. </div>
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When I got the assignment to do Frozen Man, the snow and the muted tones from the watercolors were a perfect combination. I did struggle a bit with the portrait because I had do an artist interpretation based on his skull. Henry Holt sent over some photographs for reference but I still had to add hair and a facial expression.</div>
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It was a good thing that I took a lot of math and science courses. Frozen Man is a book for schools and libraries and I had to resist the temptation to make him into a caricature. </div>
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I was clearly excited to start School of Visual Arts in New York City after attending University of Colorado and North Carolina State University. I could not decide on a major, so I went from liberal arts to mathematics before applying to the School of Visual Arts. The biggest hurdle came when I presented to my parents the plan of going to art school. They asked a lot of questions and I am not fond of explaining myself.</div>
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Book signings: Merritt Bookstore Friday, February 17 10:00 to 11:30<br />
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The Monster Returns (released in January 2012)<a href="http://us.macmillan.com/themonsterreturns/PeterMcCarty">us.macmillan.com/themonsterreturns/PeterMcCarty</a><br />
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